In the wilderness of our cities,
furrowed by freeways and shaded by skyscrapers,
where hollow people jostle without love
or get lost in the wastes of suburbia,
where anonymous persons hide in luxurious homes and rented rooms,
and broken men line up at shelters
for a bed and respite from dereliction --
Prepare ye the way of the Lord.

In the wilderness of our religions
where theological fashions come and go,
buildings and crowds persist as symbols of status,
and pomp and circumstance are high on the ratings;
where evangelism can be considered poor taste,
prayer and sacrifice as optional extras,
and even Jesus is feared as "extremist" --
Prepare ye the way of the lord.

Voice in the wilderness, what shall we do?Prophet of the Lord, what is the word?
"Turn, turn, turn to the Lord:
you who have two suits, give one to the naked;
if you eat well, share with the hungry;
in business and authority, deal with compassion --
and be ready for the One who comes with fire."

Once I found out the secret of the Universe. I have forgotten what it was, but I know that the Creator does not take Creation seriously, for I remember that He sat in Space with all His Work in front of Him and laughed. -- Lord Dunsany, "The Hashish Man"